Sally Hemings and the Uncomfortable Truth

Washington DC News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 27, 2026 · 2m

A bold, Pulitzer-winning play reimagines Thomas Jefferson through the eyes of Sally Hemings, the enslaved woman he fathered six children with — a relationship he never freed. Set in Bethesda, Maryland, “Sally & Tom” confronts America’s uncomfortable history with wit, drama, and raw emotion, forcing audiences to question how we remember our founding fathers. With a layered, play-within-a-play structure and powerhouse performances, especially from Renea S. Brown, this three-hour production is a provocative, necessary reckoning with legacy, power, and truth — perfect for the nation’s 250th…